Trish Mehaffey

The trial for 16-year-old Baynon Berry, charged in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Michael McCune, is set for Dec. 5 in Linn County. A prosecutor said Friday a plea offer has been made but not accepted at this time. She did not provide details about the offer.

A jury convicted an Iowa City woman who helped her son escape prosecution for robbing and attempting to kill a woman in 2022. Lima faces up to 5 years in prison.

A Cedar Rapids man who shot out multiple windows of a house and then fired shots at two police officers when they responded was convicted this week and faces up to 18 years. The prosecution is asking the court to find he is a habitual offender, which means he could face 15 years on each of the three felony convictions.

The scholarship foundation that was established to honor an Anamosa nurse and correctional officer killed by inmates in 2021 will have a golf tournament for the second year on Saturday. The Anamosa tournament will have live and silent auctions, as well as a raffle and dinner to raise funds for scholarships.

A lawyer of a man accused of attempted murder and robbery, testified Wednesday that his client’s mother was well aware of his bail conditions and the seriousness of the charges. Investigators say she misled them in their investigation to find her son.

An investigator testifies mother of man charged with attempted murder, robbery mislead police about his whereabouts, helping him escape the country.

Marion is dropping its petition for title of the old Maid-Rite building on Seventh Avenue after the owners started working with the city to address safety concerns and repairs. The owners are planning to renovate the building for possibly three new businesses.

Lawyers and freelance court reporters doubt court’s order to allow freelance court reporters to work civil trials will help crisis level shortage. They also see it as adding more expense for the plaintiffs and freelancers would take a pay cut.

A judge told a Cedar Rapids man he had “willful ignorance” because he denied knowing the “incense” he sold at his store that made over $1.3 million in 18 months was synthetic marijuana.

A Oelwein man who was severely beaten and injured by two inmates in the Linn County Jail last year will receive a $85,000 settlement from the county.

A former officer manager of a northeast Iowa tax preparation service was convicted of stealing more than $200,000 from her employer. She faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

A Cedar Rapids man was convicted of a 2022 vehicular homicide that resulted in the death of a 77-year-old Cedar Rapids woman and seriously injuring a 73-year-old Marion woman. He also pleaded in a shooting case and faces up to 25 years for both cases.

Willard Miller, one of the Fairfield teens convicted of beating to death his Spanish teacher in 2021, will appeal his up to life sentencing with a mandatory 35 years to serve before being eligible for parole.

A Kentucky man is accused of sexually assaulting an Iowa City woman in his car on Sunday. He ignored he pleas to stop, took her phone and covered her mouth with his hands and pinched her nose, preventing her her from screaming and being able to breath.

Jack McCaffery, 17, pleaded not guilty to a traffic violation issued after a fatal crash on May 22 that resulted in the death of Corey Hite, a National Guard soldier. His trial is set for Aug. 29.